First Solar tech stack
First Solar builds mostly with SQL, Python, C#, MATLAB. Its stack also includes Windows, Power BI, MS SQL, PyTorch. SQL is named in 56 of the 91 job postings First Solar published in the last 12 months (62%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of First Solar, updated Sep 27, 2026.
What programming languages does First Solar use?
SQL is named in 62% of job postings at First Solar, followed by Python (26%), C# (8%), MATLAB (5%).
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What frameworks and libraries does First Solar use?
PyTorch is named in 3% of job postings at First Solar, followed by TensorFlow (3%), ASP.NET Core (2%), Matplotlib (2%).
PyTorch
3 3%
TensorFlow
3 3%
ASP.NET Core
2 2%
Matplotlib
2 2%
NumPy
2 2%
Pandas
2 2%
Alembic
1 1%
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What databases does First Solar use?
MS SQL is named in 7% of job postings at First Solar, followed by Cassandra (1%), RavenDB (1%), Redis (1%).
What cloud and platforms does First Solar use?
Windows is named in 23% of job postings at First Solar, followed by Power BI (10%), Azure (7%), Azure DevOps (3%).
Power BI
9 10%
Azure
6 7%
Azure DevOps
3 3%
Kubernetes
3 3%
AWS
2 2%
Airflow
1 1%
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What developer tools does First Solar use?
AutoCAD is named in 19% of job postings at First Solar, followed by Microsoft Excel (5%), Docker (3%), Git (3%).
AutoCAD
17 19%
Docker
3 3%
Git
3 3%
Copilot
2 2%
SolidWorks
2 2%
Rest API
1 1%
Terraform
1 1%
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What AI and ML technologies does First Solar use?
ControlNet is named in 15% of job postings at First Solar, followed by Stable Diffusion (15%), LLM (2%), ChatGPT (1%).
Which engineering practices does First Solar ask for?
Machine Learning is named in 8% of job postings at First Solar, followed by Computer Vision (3%), ETL/ELT (3%), CI/CD (3%).
Computer Vision
3 3%
CI/CD
3 3%
AI Agents
1 1%
Embeddings
1 1%
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What does each First Solar team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Field & Service
42 postingsIndustrial Engineering
25 postingsScience & Research
4 postingsEnterprise Apps
3 postingsHow does your stack fit First Solar?
How much does First Solar pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all First Solar postings with stated pay: $84k across 72 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| SQL | 39 | $84k | 0% |
| Python | 24 | $115k | +37% |
| Windows | 20 | $52k | −38% |
| ControlNet | 10 | $76k | −10% |
| Stable Diffusion | 10 | $76k | −10% |
| Power BI | 9 | $115k | +37% |
| C# | 7 | $130k | +55% |
| MS SQL | 6 | $136k | +62% |
| Azure | 6 | $94k | +12% |
| MATLAB | 5 | $115k | +37% |
How is the First Solar stack changing?
Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.
How modern is the First Solar stack?
First Solar scores 86 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 4; legacy ones: 1.
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Questions about the First Solar tech stack
What programming languages does First Solar use?
The languages named in First Solar job postings are SQL (62%), Python (26%), C# (8%), MATLAB (5%), JavaScript (4%), as a share of the 91 postings of the last 12 months.
Does First Solar use PyTorch?
Yes. PyTorch is named in 3 of 91 job postings (3%) and required in 1 of them.
What cloud and platforms does First Solar use?
The cloud and platforms named in First Solar job postings are Windows (21), Power BI (9), Azure (6) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Field & Service job at First Solar?
Field & Service postings at First Solar most often require SQL (28), Windows (13), AutoCAD (11), ControlNet (10), out of 42 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the First Solar tech stack changing?
Yes. SolidWorks, ETL/ELT, LLM, Matplotlib first appeared in First Solar job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the First Solar tech stack?
First Solar scores 86 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 4; legacy ones: 1.
How does Alion know the First Solar tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting First Solar publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 91 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 27, 2026.
Method and citation
Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count
Alion, "First Solar tech stack: 69 technologies from 91 job postings", as of Sep 27, 2026. https://alion.io/company/first-solar/technologies